El IMPERFECTO

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The imperfect is used for...

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actions that are seen as NOT completed

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Use of the imperfect tense implies that the...

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past action DID NOT have a definite beginning or a definite end

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The imperfect tells us...

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in general when an action took place

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The key words and phrases of the imperfect signal...

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repetitive, vague or non-specific time frames

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The actual, true meaning of the imperfect tense in English is...

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was, were, ing, used to

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Which ACRONYMN helps us remember the rule for when to use the IMPERFECT TENSE: ICES or DR LEWAIT?

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DR LEWAIT: D= DESCRIPTION, R= REPEATED ACTION, L= LOCATION, E= EMOTION, W= WEATHER, A= AGE, I= -ING, T= TIME

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These endings are used for REGULAR AR VERBS in the IMPERFECT TENSE...

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aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abáis, aban

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These endings are used for REGULAR ER/IR VERBS in the IMPERFECT TENSE...

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ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían

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These 3 verbs are IRREGULAR in the IMPERFECT TENSE: COMER, HABLAR and ESTAR, SER, COMER and QUERER, IR, CANTAR and VER

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SER, IR and VER

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These endings are used for the 3 IRREGULAR VERBS in the IMPERFECT TENSE: IR iba, ibas, iba, íbamos,, ibais, iban SER era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran VER veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

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IR iba, ibas, iba, íbamos,, ibais, iban SER era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran VER veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían